If you thought you saw the last of Nick Ritchie in a Leafs jersey for a while, not so fast. Clearing waivers means Ritchie (and $1.125 million of his $2.5 million salary) can be freely moved back and forth between the Leafs and the taxi squad/Marlies for the next month, but he’ll remain on the NHL roster for now and will feature on the upcoming road trip in wake of today’s other news: Marner and Engvall tested positive for COVID-19 and are experiencing mild symptoms.
As a result, both Ritchie and Kyle Clifford will certainly feature on the upcoming road trip.